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A law requiring a person designated by a nonprofit organization to register as a lobbyist for attempting to influence legislative activities was ruled unconstitutional on November 1. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit in Calzone v. Summers […]

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June 11, 2019  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance California: “Democrats Say They Don’t Take Big Tobacco Money. But JUUL Had a Sponsorship at Convention” by Andrew Sheeler for Sacramento Bee Minnesota: “Rep. Ilhan Omar to Reimburse $3,500 in Misspent Campaign Funds” by Emily Kopp for Roll […]

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May 30, 2019  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Arkansas: “Political Activist Sues State Over Campaign Giving” by Linda Satter for Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Elections National: “September Debate Rules Could Winnow 2020 Democratic Field” by Michael Scherer for Washington Post Ethics National: “Transportation Secretary Failed to Sever […]

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May 29, 2019  •  

Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance National: “A Hefty Donation to Trump’s Inaugural Comes Under Scrutiny” by Richard Laudner for AP News New York: “Airport Bidding’s Unclaimed Baggage” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union West Virginia: “Elections Commission Fine-Tunes New Campaign Finance Law” […]

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May 28, 2019  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance National: “FEC Approves Free Cybersecurity for Campaigns Despite Influence Concerns” by Joseph Marks (Washington Post) for Lewiston Sun Journal Elections Florida: “Deputy Filed to Run Against Osceola County Sheriff in 2020. The Next Day, He Was Fired” by […]

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May 22, 2019  •  

Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance National: “9th Circuit Rejects Challenge to Foreign-Donation Ban” by Josh Gerstein for Politico Oklahoma: “Walkingstick Disqualified as Principal Chief Candidate” by Grant Crawford (Tahlequah Daily Press) for Muskogee Phoenix Ethics National: “Judge Rules Against Trump in Fight Over […]

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May 21, 2019  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Massachusetts: “US Supreme Court Will Not Hear Massachusetts Campaign Finance Case” by Shira Schoenberg for MassLive New York: “A Cuomo Donor’s Nonstop Connections” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union Ethics National: “‘It’s Entirely Inappropriate’: Trump shot a […]

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National/Federal At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine Sputtering MSN – Danny Hakim (New York Times) | Published: 5/14/2019 A review of tax records by The New York Times shows that, to steady its finances, the National Rifle Association (NRA) increasingly relied on cash […]

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May 16, 2019  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Ethics National: “At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine Sputtering” by Danny Hakim (New York Times) for MSN National: “Scrutiny of Russia Investigation Is Said to Be a Review, Not a Criminal Inquiry” by Charlie Savage, Adam Goldman, and Nicholas Fandos […]

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May 15, 2019  •  

Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Maryland: “Governor Signs Bill Allowing Limits on County Developer Contributions, Now Up to County Council” by Chase Cook for Capital Gazette New Jersey: “Will Murphy’s CV Deal a Death Blow to NJ’s Dark-Money Bill?” by Colleen O’Dea for […]

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May 14, 2019  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance National: “Duped into Making a Bogus Campaign Donation? Call a Prosecutor” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg Government Oklahoma: “Does Citizens United Apply to Cherokee Nation Election Campaigns? Hearing Set to Consider Possible Disqualification of Cherokee Chief Candidate David […]

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May 13, 2019  •  

Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance National: “Federal Election Commission Lays Bare Internal Conflicts and Challenges in Letter to Congress” by Dave Levinthal for Center for Responsive Politics California: “Some Donors Sought Out by Garcetti’s PAC Don’t Have to Be Disclosed” by Dakota Smith […]

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May 9, 2019  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance National: “Trump Endorsed a Super PAC Supporting Him – and Here’s Why That Might Not Be a Legal Problem” by Michelle Ye Hee Lee for Washington Post Michigan: “Attorney General, Confused About How Nonprofit Tied to Duggan Operates” […]

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May 7, 2019  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance National: “A Lawsuit About Trump and the NRA Could Upend How the Government Polices Campaign Finance” by Nihal Krishan for Mother Jones National: “Desperate Drive to Make the Debate Stage Shakes Dem Campaigns” by Elena Schneider for Politico […]

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